Blasting remains into space. A growth business?

“Beam me up, Scotty” is taking on an entirely new meaning for James Doohan, the Redmond actor who played the chief engineer on Star Trek in the late 1960s. Doohan, who died last summer, will have his remains blasted into space next month.

James Doohan as “Scotty”

According to The Associated Press, Doohan’s family is one of a number planning space funerals – creating a niche industry that has attracted several new startups. One emerging player is Seattle’s ZeroG Aerospace Inc., which AP reports is looking to launch a rocket next month that includes “mementoes from people who paid as little as $49.95.”

Pretty soon the venture capitalists will be investing. After all, with the baby boomers aging, this could be the next big growth market.

Blasting remains into space. A growth business?

“Beam me up, Scotty” is taking on an entirely new meaning for James Doohan, the Redmond actor who played the chief engineer on Star Trek in the late 1960s. Doohan, who died last summer, will have his remains blasted into space next month.

James Doohan as “Scotty”

According to The Associated Press, Doohan’s family is one of a number planning space funerals – creating a niche industry that has attracted several new startups. One emerging player is Seattle’s ZeroG Aerospace Inc., which AP reports is looking to launch a rocket next month that includes “mementoes from people who paid as little as $49.95.”

Pretty soon the venture capitalists will be investing. After all, with the baby boomers aging, this could be the next big growth market.